[Itj.l^WJ'itM January 2014 FEATURES Italian designer GIOVANNI CECCARELLI 22 Revisiting ttie classics... wiiile 14 World news building on innovation (Many) bad hair days m the Bay of Biscay, Austraha JOCELYN BLERIOT takes us on a lap of the again in the Coastal Classic, government support for new course for the 2014-15 Volvo Ocean Race DALTS and BARKER, it's almost certainly cats again for Oracle's MANOLO RUIZ DE ELVIRA, 28 Getting over it-Parti and some simplified offshore regs from the USA. DOBBS DAVIS, BLUE ROBINSON, CARLOS Two-time Little America's Cup winner MAGNUS PICH, IVOR WILKINS, PATRICE CARPENTIER CLARKE reports on the staggeringly rapid pace of development in today's C-Class cat fleet 24 Paul Cayard 32 A philosophy of change Plenty to celebrate about AC34 and an overdue Juxtaposition return to the Star fleet... in glorious Nassau Two ends of sailboat racing BLUE ROBINSON catches up with current on our cover this month and Oracle Racing manager, former Alinghi manager both are thriving. Around the and Austraha II veteran GRANT SIMMER... 26 IRC column most glamorous ports of the JAMES DADD pulls no punches when it comes Mediterranean and along the to 'gently' overlooking the rules eastern US seaboard the 36 Unconvinced classic racing scene has never Foil specialist and now winning been stronger. Meanwhile, International 14 and Narional 12 41 Design-A mighty Falmouth this autumn saw designer DAVE HOLLOM thinks the strongest C-Class there is more to Oracle's big undertaking gathering in the fleet's long turnaround than at first meets the eye JIM PUGH and RYON WARREN history. As a consequence of of Reichel/Pugh describe the the rude health of the classic evolution of their successful first yacht racing scene the best 40 Filmless composite sails restorers continue to keep WallyCento Magic Carpet' busy, preserving or OneSails introduce the 4T FORTE resurrecting old skills that filmless sailmaking system 44 Seahorse regdXt^ calendar would otherwise be lost for all time. In terms of the REGULARS racing itself, classic boats 46 RORC news defy the trend to ever smaller 4 Commodore's letter EDDIE WARDEN OWEN crews with a constant need MIKE GREVILLE for a full complement, sometimes stretching the ^7 SeahorsehuMishk rugby analogy to two full 7 Editorial teams for the biggest ANDREW HURST -Slightly stretched schooners; so plenty can DOBBS DAVIS looks at a Shaun Carkeek 45 that share the fun. Meanwhile, ended up a 47... Franck Cammas's victory in 8 Update the Little America's Cup It's a wrap, with TERRY HUTCHINSON, 'just showed once again why right make bigger cradles', says MARK WEINHEIMER 67 Sailor ofthe Month now Gammas is one of and the extraordinary Costa Concordia story with Two great names in the sport Europe's very best hopes for a successful America's Cup challenge. No one else in European sailing can match Cammas's experience of creating and leading a big campaign; in addition, his own technical decisions in preparing for the Little America's Cup showed peerless insight. When he campaigned for the 2011-12 Volvo race Cammas was quick to point out that his was a sighting shot, with a race win expected to require a second attempt. He made similar claims about his 2013 C-Class programme; yet it was Canunas's own input that dictated the perfect balance of performance vs usability that Groupama delivered, resulting in an easy win against a faster but less user-friendly competitor COVER: yed s;' James Robinson Taylor fourth season an INSET: employing flax as one of the princip^Wibrj^il'IHyiWllll lay-up. Needless to sa^there was pl Christian Fevrier t Boudinot Is keen to show that green ocean racing if«ntlrely possible. (Contents February 2014 FEATURES upmm 2(rSoldtothe man at the front TERRY HUTCHINSON is slumming it in Key Largo, BORA GULARI reveals the detail behind BOB FISHER talks to Dutch skipper BOUWE his success to BILL GOGGINS and ROB COOK BEKKING about his latest Volvo Ocean Race offers a nice lateral tvvist for the next Cup planners entry - backed by Dutch conglomerate Brunei 26 Driven by technology 12 World news GAB ART and DESJOYEAUX meet theh match, MARCELLO PERSICO describes the fascinating blisteringly close Class40 racing, PEDOTE drops range of projects his team currently has underway the bail at the end, KARL KWOK's latest speed machine, SLINGSBY and friends off to Hobart, 29 Getting over it-Part 2 bumper Key West line-up. DOBBS DAVIS, BLUE MAGNUS CLARKE looks at the construction ROBINSON, CARLOS PICH, IVOR WILKINS, Surprise! foibles of the Little America's Cup fleet while PATRICE CARPENTIER Benoit Marie celebrates ROLAND WHITEHEAD gives the historical having won the 2013 Mini context to the C-Class's biggest ever gathering Transat on his weh-travelled 22 Rod Davis 2010 Finot-Conq designed Good times among New Zealand's dinghy fleets Mini of the same name. 35 Chasing affordabihty Marie could be parricularly ANDY RICE talks to project leader 24 ORC column pleased since he only found ALAN ROBERTS about a new ALESSANDRO NAZARETH out he was in the lead when iniriative in the International 14 Class he was hailed by a fishing boat as he approached the 45 Design-Diligent and finish. This year's race had 38 New broom been led for all but the final 0YVIND BORDAL interviews dominant 36 hours by Italian Giancarlo ISAF president CARLO CROCE MAURIZIO COSSUTTI describes the Pedote onboard the previous race winner - David Raison's evolution behind his all-conquering well-publicised scow design, 40 A Gucci product ORC racers now renamed Prysmian. Sparbuilder ERIC HALL traces the gestation of Sadly for Pedote, his 48 SeahorsevBgatidL calendar powerful Mini suffered a his company's latest carbon rigging solutions broken bowsprit in the final days which left him unable to 44 24-hour solution 50 RORC news defend his lead against the The remarkable resource that is Mauri Pro Sailing EDDIE WARDEN OWEN fast charging Marie. This was an exceptionally good Mini Transat, with closer racing REGULARS 51 SeahorsebwM table - Pocket than for some time and another impressive result 4 Commodore's letter rocket scored by Series class winner MIKE GREVILLE JIM DONOVAN'S GP26 flyer is in producrion Aymeric Belloir, who finished in 6th overall, well in among the more glamorous Protos. 7 Editorial 71 Sailor ofthe Month Although Prysmian did not ANDREW HURST Two genuine giants go head to head take the overall prize this year, her ability to run at the front throughout an event that many felt would not favour the scow concept will make for much head scratching among the Mini 650 community. If a scow can so effortlessly lead a race with plenty of upwind and light air sailing, then the arguments against the concept evaporate quite rapidly. In wider terms the Glasse Mini is righter than ever before, with a good group of well-proven Protos and a well-refined fleet of Series designs fairing better than ever. It remains to be seen if the class flexes its muscles to curtail the comperitiveness of Raison's scow design; if not then expect to see a raft of new scows lining up in 2015 COVER: Jérémie Beyou and Christophe^tt surf across the Trarisat Jacques Vabfefinishiine in 3rd place ifi ^ Jacques Vapillon the Imoca 60 class. BayoatTMtre Coq was originally Michel Dèsjoyeaux's last Fpnc/a, after which it llNgEï; becams-SanqökPópulaire, finishing 2nd in the last Vendée Globe. The boat still features canted but Marl< Lloyd/DPPI pré ht boards for simplicity - very similar in configuration to Kart Kwok's new Beau Geste (see pg14) March 2014 begin to evolve at Team New Zealand, a plea for simplification, a stylish new offshore regatta sees 22 A whole new ball game IRC making inroads into the Adriatic, Scheidt ANDY RICE talks to MARK TURNER about really is the king (in Nassau as weU as Oman). returning to the Volvo Ocean Race after 25 years Plus the reality of tha t San Francisco weather... 24 Not SO new kids 14 World news A look at Milan-based Advanced Yachts A death-defying performance from BERNARD STAMM and DAMIEN GUILLOU... and some unknown unknowns, New Zealand gets all misty 26 Behind the scenes - Part 1 eyed over lOR, BOB OATLEY trounces his upstart We spend some time with the technical gurus at rivals (again) and the Sailing Yacht Research Harken in an effort to get to grips with what was Foundation moves up a gear. DOBBS DAVIS, really going on out of sight onboard USA 17 Classic BLUE ROBINSON, CARLOS PICH, IVOR Conny van Rietschoten and WILIONS, PATRICE CARPENTIER his crew on Flyer approach 30 A fundamental shift - Part 1 the finish line in Portsmouth C-Class and AC72 design star (and also designer 25 IRC column at the end of the second of some slippery rowing shells) STEVE Whitbread Round the World It comes down to the racecourse KILLING traces the emergence of the Race in 1978. Van -JAMES DADD Rietschoten passed away full foiling catamaran quietly this month at his 41 Design-Fit for purpose home in Portugal at the age 34 The Tour of 87, prompting plaudits CROSBIE LORIMER talks high Like the Tour Voile only somewhat and reminiscences fiom many performance ocean racing with the warmer... EFG Bank Sailing Arabia members of the Whitbread team behind MATT ALLEN's new and Volvo Ocean Race Carkeek 60 Ichi Ban community. Prominent 37 Ruling the waves among those paying their respects was Team New JOCELYN BLERIOT paid a visit to 44 Seahorse regatta calendar Zealand boss Grant Dalton, FRANCK CAMMAS at the headquarters of his who raced with the hard- Groupama Racing Team in Lorient driving Dutch skipper on his 46 RORC news second attempt at the race REGULARS Some leading indicators from the latest World onboard Flyer Il in 1981-82, Yacht Race Forum - EDDIE WARDEN OWEN where his crewmates included fellow New Zealand 4 Commodore's letter saihng luminaries Erie MIKE GREVILLE 47 SeahorsehuM table - Champion Williams and Joey Allen.